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The Populist Manifesto
This volume brings together a range of scholars dissatisfied with the mainstream of the populism debate. It intends to bring forward a perspective which envisions populism not simply as a negative aspect of politics, but as a way of doing politics.
Contemporary politics has been characterised by the overarching presence of populism, while simultaneously engendering a sense of fear and extremism around the results of populist movements. This collection intends to unpack the true potential for movements from and by the people, linking these historically and offering a new lens for thinking about contemporary populism. What can we learn from recent events? How can these lessons inform how we think about politics for the future? Offering this approach, from the perspective of populist potential, will help us answer these questions and open the debate with contributors from countries or regions that have a tradition of populism, privileging them with a deeper understanding.
Contemporary politics has been characterised by the overarching presence of populism, while simultaneously engendering a sense of fear and extremism around the results of populist movements. This collection intends to unpack the true potential for movements from and by the people, linking these historically and offering a new lens for thinking about contemporary populism. What can we learn from recent events? How can these lessons inform how we think about politics for the future? Offering this approach, from the perspective of populist potential, will help us answer these questions and open the debate with contributors from countries or regions that have a tradition of populism, privileging them with a deeper understanding.
134 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2020
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Emmy Eklundh
6 booksI’m a Lecturer in Spanish and International Politics at King’s College London, in the Department of European and International Studies. I mainly teach modules on the history and contemporary politics of Spain, as well as modules in European Studies and IR. I took up this position after finishing my PhD in Politics at the University of Manchester in Summer 2015. The thesis investigated the role of affect and social media within social movements, especially the Indignados, and the possibilities for new forms of political participation.
I graduated from Lund University, Sweden in 2009 with first class honours degrees in Latin and Political Science. Thereafter, I moved to Germany, where I undertook studies in the MA program in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory, at Jacobs University Bremen and University of Bremen. Here, I began to study political philosophy and in particular critical and poststructuralist theory. I subsequently wrote my MA thesis on the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau.
To read more about my current research please visit my Research pages.
I graduated from Lund University, Sweden in 2009 with first class honours degrees in Latin and Political Science. Thereafter, I moved to Germany, where I undertook studies in the MA program in International Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory, at Jacobs University Bremen and University of Bremen. Here, I began to study political philosophy and in particular critical and poststructuralist theory. I subsequently wrote my MA thesis on the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau.
To read more about my current research please visit my Research pages.
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